Profile in tmpfs

Relocate the browser profile to tmpfs filesystem, including /tmp for improvements in application response as the the entire profile is now stored in RAM. Another benefit is a reduction in disk read and write operations, of which SSDs benefit the most.

Opera and Opera-beta

Use an active management script for maximal reliability and ease of use.

Microsoft fonts and Opera

Configure fonts under Settings > Preferences > Advanced > Fonts. If ttf-ms-fontsAUR has been installed before running Opera for the first time, Opera will use those fonts by default, regardless of what is specified by local GTK options, GNOME, or KDE font management. To force existing installations of Opera to use the options set by your font manager:

UI appearance

A nice gtk2 skin with tango icon theme can be found here. Integrates very well with Xfce4 and other gtk2 environments.

Opera has native support for tab cascading and tiling mode. Appropriate buttons can be found by activating the "main" toolbar or by dragging and dropping the buttons anywhere desired, found in appearance (Template:Keypress) -> buttons -> browser.

Private tabs

To browse without leaving obvious traces of the Web sites you visit, you can use a private tab. When you close a private tab, the following data related to the tab is deleted:

Accessibility Tips

Disable text selection

It is also possible to disable text selection. However, text selection through javascript will still work (ex. in forms etc.). To get to the setting follow the link bellow

opera:config#System|DisableTextSelect

Grab and scroll mode

Besides setting text selection off, grab and scroll mode makes page scrolling possible with mouse dragging. It is very useful, especially when you have a touchscreen. Copy and paste the link bellow to get to the mentioned setting.

opera:config#UserPrefs|ScrollIsPan

It is also possible to change this setting on the fly by dragging and dropping the appropriate Opera button anywhere desired, found in appearance (Template:Keypress) -> buttons -> browser view.

Long pressing a link opens it in a background tab (extension)

It is possible to open up any long-clicked link in a new background tab by installing this extension from myopera community.

Virtual On-Screen keyboard (extension)

There is an extension which allows the use of an on-screen virtual keyboard. Further details and installation link can be found here.

Troubleshooting

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1. Add to ~/.bash_profile, or /etc/profile to make this setting affect all logins: